Al Gore the Entertainer?

Last night on Saturday Night Live, Al Gore was on 'Weekend Update.' And it was really him, not an actor playing him. Coincidentally, he is starring in a soon to hit theaters documentary called “An Inconvenient Truth,” delving into the subject of global warming. Now, some people may remember Mr. Gore as the not-so-exciting fellow running for President a while back, and my first thought of him as the driving force behind a film was that it would be, well, kind of boring to watch.

Not so with this film. He really does present a compelling, engaging and not-at-all boring case on global warming and what we need to do about it. But Saturday Night Live?

Actually, this isn’t his first time on the show – he hosted in 2002. He’s not the funniest guy in the world, but it looks like he’s making a serious effort at changing his image. I thought his segment last night was pretty good, though I suppose it must be difficult to be on stage, competing in a way, with comedians who are doing this every week, and whom we have become used to laughing with (at).

Anyway, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him pop up a few more times in the media, as the promotions for the film gear up for it’s release. We are scheduled to play the film right after the Seattle release in mid June.